Falling Leaves

The leaves are FINALLY changing and falling here in Kentucky:

More Halloween pics....

What a WILD day! BOTH girls were crazy....maybe from the sugar....maybe from the excitement of the day...who knows! Beth is a veteran trick-or-treater at this point, so she was off and running. Sarah took right to it - maybe it was "monkey-see, monkey-do", but she was totally into it! Here are a few pics of my Belle princess and my baby bumblebee! A very memorable night, that is for sure!

The "Before Trick-or-Treating" pictures, where NEITHER girl wanted to sit still for a picture, when there was candy to be had!

And they are OFF AND RUNNIG....
"Wait for me, sissy!!"
Sarah watched, as in a candy trance, while a neighbor put candy in her bag. She was just so impressed with herself! All the girls....
And last, but not least, our traditional Halloween dinner- Homemade Jack-o-Lantern Pizza:

Marriage...

For those interested - Bryan and Erin will be "tying the knot" on May 10th!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

DISNEY BOUND!!

I just booked our first family trip (minus Sarah) to Disney!! I am just GIDDY!! We go Jan. 25-29! We are flying, too, which is another happy! This trip has been in the planning stages for a year or more, so I'm so excited to actually have REAL DATES to go! We aren't telling Beth until a few days before we leave!! YIPPEE! I'm planning to book a time at the Bibbity Bobbity Boutique for Beth to be get all dolled up (and maybe me, too!) and that will be the same day she gets to go to Epcot to the Princess luncheon! Think she'll dig that??

Torticollis

I was diagnosed with VIRAL TORTICOLLIS a week ago, after dealing with HORRIBLE neck and upper back pain for a few days in Lexington (I literally couldn't turn my head and any movement at all hurt like the dickens!) I'm taking some hefty Motrin and muscle relaxers now (only at night), but, I'm really not getting a lot better. They even tested me for menongitis (eek -scary!), but it was negative, thankfully! So, I'm stuck with a sore, stiff neck for now. Its really a pain in the a$$! The doc wants me to cut my muscle relaxers in half and take them during the day, too, to see if that helps! I hate taking "those" kind of prescriptions - the ones that make me feel so "out of it." I even hate some allergy medications for the same reason. I just don't like feeling so out of control of my own body.

What is torticollis?
Torticollis, also known as wryneck, is a twisting of the neck that causes the head to rotate and tilt at an odd angle.

Torticollis is caused by irritation to cervical nerves, which results in spasm of the neck muscles. In addition to vigorous movement or injury, torticollis may be caused by the following:
sleeping in an awkward position
anxiety
neck muscle injury at birth
burn injury
any injury that causes heavy scarring and skin shrinkage
neck muscle spasm
herniated disc
viral or bacterial infection

What are the symptoms of torticollis?
The following are the most common symptoms of torticollis. However, each individual may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms may include:
neck muscle pain or pain down the spine
inability to turn the head, usually holding it twisted to one side
spasm of the neck muscles
awkward position of the chin

The Apple Orchard and Pumpkin Patch!

We FINALLY made it to the Apple Orchard today...and what a let down. I don't think we'll go back. Only AFTER purchasing apples I ASSUMED were grown there, I learned that they were bought in from somewhere else because the April freeze killed most of their apple blossoms. I could have gone to Walmart and bought the exact same apples. Geez. So anyway, we let the girls play in the corn pit and that was interesting. It had some foul odor that was just awful, so we scooped them out of there and went to pet the farm animals. Okay - so they had two goats, 4 piglets a calf and an older calf and two gineau pigs (at a petting zoo?) and three ducks...none of which looked healthy, but they entertained the girls for a few moments. After about 45 minutes, we were outa there....overall, it wasn't a great experience. SOOO, we decided to stop at the pumpkin patch, the same one that Beth's nursery school class goes to, on the way home. It was SO much better....cleaner and the animals looked nice and healthy and there was more to do. But, as luck would have it, I ran out of "space" on my digital camera and didn't get many great shots at the Pumpkin Patch. Oh well. We were there for about 1 1/2 hours and then went to eat dinner at DQ (of all places!) . Both girls were in bed by 7:00! Day well done!

Beth at the Orchard:

Sarah at the Pumpkin Patch:
Sarah feeding the nice fat cow at the Pumpkin Patch:
Beth and Sarah going through the hay maze at the Pumpkin Patch: